Dag Johan Haugerud | |
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Born | 30 December 1964 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director |
Awards | Amanda Award (2013, 2020) Nordic Council Film Prize (2020, 2024) |
Dag Johan Haugerud (born 30 December 1964) is a Norwegian librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director.[1]
His novels include Noe med natur (1999), Den som er veldig sterk, må også være veldig snill (2002), Hva jeg betyr (2011) and Enkle atonale stykker for barn (2016).[1]
He has created several short films, including Utukt from 2000 and Trøbbel from 2006.[1]
His first feature film was the 2012 film I Belong, which won Amanda Awards in 2013 for Best Film, Best Script, Best Director and Best Actress (Laila Goody).[1][2]
In 2014 he directed the medium-length film I'm the One You Want (Det er meg du vil ha ).[1][3]
In 2019 he directed the film Beware of Children (original title Barn), and also wrote the script for the film. The film won a record of nine Amanda Awards in 2020, including best script and best director, as well as the Nordic Council Film Prize.[1] The film also won the Norwegian Film Critics Award (Filmkritikerprisen) for 2020.[4]
His 2020 film The Light from the Chocolate Factory (Lyset fra sjokoladefabrikken) treated relations between girlfriends.[1]
In 2024, he directed Sex, the first instalment in the new "Sex Dreams Love" trilogy, which was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.[5] Love, the trilogy's second instalment, was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[6][7] He was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize for the film Sex.[8]
Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
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2000 | Utukt | Short | |
2006 | Trøbbel | ||
2012 | I Belong | Som du ser meg | |
2014 | I'm the One You Want | Det er meg du vil ha | |
2019 | Beware of Children | Barn | |
2020 | The Light from the Chocolate Factory | Lyset fra sjokoladefabrikken | |
2024 | Sex | World premiere at the Panorama section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival | |
Love | Kjærlighet | World premiere at the Main Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival | |
Dreams | Drømmer |